The summer solstice will take place on Friday, June 20, 2025, at 9:42 p.m. Central time. What is the summer solstice? The easiest explanation for the summer solstice is that it's the longest day and ...

The longest day of the year, and the official start of summer, has arrived in the U.S. The summer solstice takes place Friday, June 20, and will be both the longest day and shortest night of 2025 in ...

The summer solstice marks the moment when the Sun reaches its highest point in the sky, leading to the longest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere. In 2025, this celestial event will occur on ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. The June solstice marks the longest day of the year in the ...

Summer begins in the Northern Hemisphere on Friday, June 20, at 10:42 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time. This annual event, known as the June solstice, marks a specific point in Earth’s orbit. And it happens ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. The 2025 solstice — the longest day of the year in the ...

Alabamians may have already dusted off their coats and heaters, but official winter doesn’t start until the winter solstice. That’s the astronomical signal that the days are at their shortest and the ...